Melvin Harvey

Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home.

He died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center.

He was born March 31, 1919, in San Augustine County. He moved to Lubbock in 1923. He married Katherine Willson on Dec. 22, 1938, in Lubbock. He was a building contractor in the Lubbock and Brownfield areas, also being a member of the Lubbock Home Builders. He was a member of the National Association of Home Builders. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific with 10th Army Headquarters. He was a Master Mason and a 32 degree Scottish Rite member. He was a member of the Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841, and the Khiva Temple.

He was a Baptist Church deacon for more than 40 years and a charter member of Oakwood Baptist Church. He was chairman of the building committee at Oakwood Baptist Church and helped establish a Spanish Baptist Mission. He was a member of Southcrest Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Lynn Schenck and Pat Jones, both of Lubbock; a brother, Marvin J. of Levelland; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.